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Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927 .
8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, L. Last Game: (Age 39-328d) 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 189/226 ballots) Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939. View Walter Johnson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Walter Perry Johnson was a Major League Baseball player with the Washington Senators (1907-1927). After pitching for twenty-one years with the same team, "The Big Train" (his nickname) then served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932, and finally manager of the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935.
The 20-year-old Johnson started three consecutive games, Sept. 4, 5 and 7, and shut out the New York Yankees in each of those contests giving up six, four and two hits respectively – truly one of the most remarkable pitching performances of any generation.
Walter Johnson was an American professional baseball player who had perhaps the greatest fastball in the history of the game. A right-handed thrower with a sidearm delivery who batted right as well, Johnson pitched for the Washington Senators of the American League (AL) from 1907 through 1927.
Asked to throw a coin across a river, Walter Johnson delivered 2/02/2024 at 12:00 AM 2/02/2024 at 12:00 AM Ruth in, Cy out: Remembering inaugural HOF Class of 1936
May 11, 2016 · The story of Walter Johnson's first World Series in 1924 is one of the greatest sports stories of all time, and I wanted to give it a properly in-depth telling so that...
